Maurizio Sarri appears to be ready to stick with Eden Hazard in the false nine position in the Premier League which is not good news for Alvaro Morata and his Chelsea future.

The 26-year-old picked up a knee injury in the first half of the 2-2 Europa League Group L match at MOL Vidi and the Spanish striker has not been seen since.

Morata was fit for the trip to Watford, however with Hazard playing in the false nine position, Willian on the left and Pedro on the right, there was no room for Morata with Olivier Giroud on the bench.

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Sarri is not necessarily a head coach that needs a main focal point of a striker, you only have to look at Jose Callejon, Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne for that, but he needs more from his front men.

That is one of the criticisms labelled at Morata, as he can often go missing in matches, pinning himself against the centre-back and then at times losing the physical battle.